Mahela Jayawardene
242off 465 balls
Mahela Jayawardene made 242 off 465 balls against India at Colombo (SSC) in 1999.
Was it a ton of consequence?
Yes: made it count. We don't have the result or the score when he came in. How a ToC is decided
Called one of the greats: Wisden 100 (2001): rated the No. 91 Test batting performance of all time (Wisden 100, via Rediff)
Sources: Wikipedia: List of international cricket centuries by Mahela Jayawardene
Medium confidence. We rely on match reports. We don't have the score when the batter came in, so the call rests on the result, the innings and the series.
How the score is builtscore · points
Match Impact30% weight+20.167
Clutchness22% weight+15.269
Narrative18% weight+12.268
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+6.363
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.372
Greatness score on your weighting67.4
Your weighting
- Match Impact30%Did it decide the course of the game?
- Clutchness22%The weight of pressure in the moment
- Narrative18%The story surrounding the innings
- Conditions & Opposition14%What and who they were up against
- Historical Weight10%How time and experts have judged it
- Perceived Greatness6%The consensus of those who watched
How divisive is it?
Universally great, 1. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 67 and 67.6.
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Colombo (SSC) · 2006 · 131st overall72.3275 v India
Ahmedabad · 2009 · 240th overall70.2123 v South Africa
Colombo (PSS) · 2006 · 314th overall69.3105 v Australia
Galle · 2011 · 468th overall67.7101* v South Africa
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